Special Weather Statement:

Due to inclement weather, our planned "Celebrate the Furnace" will be cancelled for today.

Museum Tours, however, are still available (see below).

MUSEUM TOURS

Even though the celebration of the Furnace's 281st year has been cancelled due to inclement weather, we will still showcase the Furnace at Shippen Manor.

Tours are from 1 to 4 p.m. with the last tour beginning at 3:30 p.m.

We try to keep our tours to a reasonable size. Thank you for being patient if there is a line.

ENTRANCES, ACCESSIBILITY & PARKING FOR THE MUSEUM:

Entrances accessible from boardwalk by Belvidere Ave. parking area (1 is an ADA Accessible entrance). We have limited parking on site-- a couple of accessible parking spaces in the Belvidere Ave. lot nearest the entrance of the boardwalk and limited parking in the back lot at the museum, which opens for the museum at 1 P.M. If the lot is filled, please park in town and walk over, we're a short distance away.

While on the driveway, use caution and please drive slowly-- we will have staff, volunteers and visitors in and outside of the building.

PARKING & ACCESSIBILITY (Museum): 

There is limited accessible parking in our Belvidere Avenue lot. Please leave two car spaces closer to the boardwalk for those who need it (there is a blue & white sign that designates those spots for those with HC accessibility tags).

For most regular museum days (that are from 1 to 4 p.m.), the back parking area will be open to the public. Please exercise caution as pedestrians also use the driveway. The driveway is a ONE WAY (except for special occasions). If the lower driveway is open when you exit the back parking, please drive slowly as there will be visitors and staff on the driveway. The back parking will be opened to visitors after 1 p.m. If the parking lot is full (there is limited space available), please park in one of the areas below, which is within walking distance of the Manor.

Parking areas with limited to no restriction:

• Washington Avenue (past the Colonial Methodist Church), municipal lot (off Wall Street), town lot on Kent Street (not on street)

Parking areas with restrictions:

• Wall Street (in town), some parts of Washington Avenue

No parking:

• Belvidere Avenue, Washington Avenue at the bottom of our property (both ways), Cinder Street, residential driveways and accesses

ENTRANCES: 

There will be two main entrances to the museum (main floor) that are identified with brown and white signs (two brown and white “Museum” signs, one marked for ADA): the “Robeson Study” is the first entrance along the boardwalk from the Belvidere Ave. parking area. “Reception Room” has an ADA accessible entrance (it is the second entrance along the boardwalk from the Belvidere Ave. parking area). If you need any assistance, please speak with one of our volunteers.

EXTERIOR BORDER & DRIVEWAY WALLS: 

Our walls are delicate and fragile due to age and in order to avoid any potential injuries to you or damage to the site, we ask that visitors (children in particular) not climb, walk or jump off of them. (This also includes the old stone stairs on our neighbors’ property near the Belvidere Ave. parking area.)

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This schedule may be altered or events cancelled.

Event information is also posted at Warren200.com and Facebook (@ShippenManor)

There is no admission to the museum. This is a family-friendly historic site. Limited accessible parking available on site.

Off-site parking on Washington Avenue (by the Colonial Methodist Church) and municipal lot off Wall Street (Wall to Allen). Please exercise caution when crossing the street to the Manor.

As per Warren County Parks Regulations, certified service animals are permitted to enter the museum with their handlers. Other pets are not permitted inside of the museum. Thank you for picking up after your pets.

The Shippen Manor and Oxford Furnace historic sites are part of the Warren County Parks System and are an alcohol, drug and tobacco-free site.